Round table on gastronomy tourism in Suzdal

On the 8th of September a round table on «Topical issues of the gastronomy tourism development. The formation of the gastronomic map of Russia» was held in Suzdal. A business discussion, which was attended by Leonid Gelibterman, took place in frames of the II Festival of Mead (honey drink) — «Mead fest».

President of the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy in his report noted the key role of the development of gastronomy tourism as an important component of inbound and outbound tourism around the world. This is evidenced by the fact that the annual growth of the gastrotourism sector in terms of money reaches 7-12%. Leonid Gelibterman also pointed out that the modern «street food» movement is one of the most important elements of gastronomy tourism, which was confirmed successfully by the international Festival Kaliningrad Street Food in Russia.

The participants of the round table, devoted to the gastronomy tourism development in Russia, were Deputy Governor of the Vladimir region Mikhail Kolkov, President of the Federation of restaurateurs and hoteliers of Russia Igor Bukharov and other experts of hospitality and gastronomic business community.

The members of the meeting came to a consensus on the necessity of drawing attention of the authorities and society to the gastronomy tourism as a significant factor in the cultural and socio-economic development of the country.